Marsh, Paris-Nice Race Yesterday
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20 Monday, March 6, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Monday, March 6, 2017 21 Australian batsman Matthew Renshaw Bois-d’Arcy plays a shot renchman Arnaud DemareF Double delight for Jackson, Khaled outsprinted DT News Network this Super Street V8 category the Arabian Pro Series; and compatriot Julian Manama because we were planning Bader bin Edan in the Street Alaphilippe to win teve Jackson and Khaled to take both championships Bike’s Bahrain championship the opening stage of the week-long Mohammed were amongst here. We also did very well in with fellow-Kuwaiti claiming Marsh, Paris-Nice race yesterday. theS biggest winners in the the Pro Mod,” said the veteran the same category’s Arabian But it was a poor day for some 2016/2017 Bahrain Drag Bahraini. Pro title. of the overall contenders including Racing Championship- Three other drivers Several other titles were Australia’s Richie Porte. Arabian Pro Series, which managed to come away with handed out in the Bahrain He, Spain’s Alberto Contador and came to a close on Saturday the Bahrain championship- championship. Romain Bardet of France were all night with an end-of-season Arabian Pro Series double. Salah Salahuddin won Renshaw caught out by a split in the peloton awards ceremony held at They included Kuwaiti in the Street V8 to lead six caused by strong winds just 40km Bahrain International Circuit Meshal Alsaber in the Pro Bahraini winners. into the race. (BIC) in Sakhir. Bike category, Saudi Mishari His triumphant give Aussies edge They were forced to chase for Jackson and Mohammed Al Turki in the Super Street countrymen included Ahmed more than 100km and eventually came away with two titles, Bike class and Kuwaiti Jamal Aljalahma in the Street 4 and the bowlers can do a successful and India did not opt for the came in around a minute behind having won categories in both Al Maghribi in the Index 4.5 6, Mohammed Mubarak in the job, like they did in the first.” review. the winner. the national championship category. Outlaw Front-Wheel-Drive, Marsh top-scored with a Earlier Renshaw put on 52 Norway’s Alexander Kristoff gritty 66 before Indian seamer runs with Marsh to keep the took third on the 148.5km stage and the Arabian series, which During the race Others champions for Hamad Al Murbati in the they share hosting privileges 2016/2017 were Kuwaiti Super Street 6, Mohammed Umesh Yadav lured him into Indian attack temporarily at around the west Parisian suburbs. with Doha. along with guests, sponsors, Kanoo Racing, clinched both “We had a lot of preparation Shaikh Duij Al Sabah in the Jawad in the Index 9.50 and a tired-looking shot that was bay as runs came at a miserly Ireland’s Dan Martin, The ceremony was and team members. trophies in the Super Street and a lot of work went into this Outlaw 10.5 for Bahrain Hussain Hassan in the Index caught at short midwicket just rate of roughly two an over. Frenchman Tony Gallopin and attended by several high- Competing for returning V8. Jackson enjoyed a near- season,” said the American, and Qatari Mustafa Al Atat 8.50. before close of play. The left-handed opener, Team Sky’s Colombian climber ranking officials including outfit Bahrain1Racing, perfect debut campaign in who is more popularly in the Outlaw 10.5 of the Kuwaiti Suliyman Dawood Left-arm spinner Ravindra who had scored 68 in the first Sergio Henao, all possible overall BIC Chairman of the Jackson triumphed in the Bahrain, winning four of the known by his nickname Arabian Pro Series; American on in the Index 10.50 and Jadeja claimed three wickets, innings in Pune, looked ready contenders, lost only nine seconds Board, Arif Rahimi and BIC highly competitive Pro five rounds held at BIC while “Stevie Fast”. Gary White in the Outlaw Saudi Fadi Abu Jamoos was including the key scalps of to take off after hitting Jadeja to Demare and gained significant Chief Executive Shaikh Mod category, whereas also setting a new World “This was a really great 6-Cylinder for Bahrain and the champion in the Bike Australia skipper Steve Smith for the first six of the match, time on the other title hopefuls. Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, Mohammed, driving for E Record in his class. season for us, specifically for Bahraini Yousif Al Zayani in Index 9.50. (8) and Renshaw on a pitch but the bowler got his revenge Porte, the champion in 2013 that offered variable bounce. two balls later. and 2015, and Bardet, who crashed Bangalore started the day on 15, made Fast bowlers Ishant Sharma Jadeja saw Renshaw emerge during the stage, came in 47 seconds pener Matt Renshaw said a 196-ball 60 before Shaun and Yadav, with a wicket each, from his crease and fired down while Contador, winner in Omanaging a challenging Marsh struck another half- unsettled the visiting batsmen the ball down the leg side. 2007 and 2010, lost over a minute. Bahrain bags 48 pitch would be the key to century for the visitors on but regular partnerships Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Demare had also won the opening Gomez returns in style defeating India after his a gruelling second day in helped Australia surpass Saha completed the stumping stage last year, shortly before going DT News Network Gomez said. medals in swimming dogged half-century helped Bangalore. India’s first-innings score of in quick time. on to win the first high-profile Manama Gomez now has a career Australia take a crucial first- Australia were 237 for six 189. “We felt like we were just ‘Monument’ one-day classic of the avier Gomez took his 13th total of 37 WTS podiums out innings lead in the second at stumps on the second day, Renshaw cited problems about to get on top of the season, Milan-Sanremo. World Triathlon Series of 50 starts. Test yesterday. leading India by 48 runs at with variable bounce. game when I got out, so it was Monday’s second stage of the J The left-hander, who M Chinnaswamy Stadium. “It was probably a bit harder quite frustrating from that ‘Race to the Sun’ covers 195km Arnaud career win yesterday in Abu Bahrain Endurance 13 Demare Dhabi after a classy comeback teammate Terenzo Bozzone Matthew Wade on against the quicks because it’s point of view,” said Renshaw. from Rochefort-en-Yvelines to to ITU racing after a broken finished sixth in a highly Scoreboard 25 and Mitchell not bouncing as much, and “If we had probably got a Amilly. (AFP) some (balls) are going up, few more runs, me and Shaun elbow took him out of competitive field at Ironman India 1st innings 189 (L. Rahul 90, K. Nair 26; N. Starc on 14 were at the crease. so I think that challenge is Marsh, then we could have Results: contention for the remainder New Zealand. The Kiwi Lyon 8-50) of last year’s series. swam in the front group and “It was a grind. probably the biggest,” he said. had complete control of the 1. Arnaud Demare (FRA/FDJ) 3hr Australia 1st innings (overnight 40-0; D. Warner “It’s great to come back this led throughout the bike leg, The plan was to try Australia were faltering at game.” 22min 43sec 23 not out, M. Renshaw 15 not out) and bat as long as the tea break on 163-5, but Runs came at a trickle in Demare way,” said the Spaniard. “I starting the marathon ahead of 2. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA/QST) D. Warner b Ashwin 33 possible and wear Marsh returned to score his the morning session, with still made a few mistakes in the field with a shot at winning same time the race, I didn’t swim very on home soil. But it wasn’t M. Renshaw st Saha b Jadeja 60 the Indian bowlers sixth Test fifty while he and the visitors scoring just 47 in The Bahrain swimming team claims 3. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) at well and had a terrible T2, but meant to be this year, with S. Smith c Saha b Jadeja 8 down,” 20-year- Wade put on 57 for the sixth 29 overs as two of their top 9sec I knew it was going to be a the dark horse Braden Currie DT News Network and Sports deputy general S. Marsh c Nair b Yadav 66 old Renshaw told wicket. batsmen Warner (33) and 4. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/QST) s.t. very tough run and with Tom staying close to Bozzone and Manama secretary and Bahrain Olympic P. Handscomb c Ashwin b Jadeja 16 reporters. Smith were sent back to the Paris- 5. Romain Hardy (FRA/FOR) s.t. Bishop it was very tactical.” blazing the marathon to win on ahrain made another Committee (BOC) general M. Marsh lbw b Sharma 0 “We know that Runs at a trickle pavilion. the fourth innings Marsh had his share of luck, Ashwin bowled Warner to 6. Dan Martin (IRL/QST) s.t. Five-time ITU world Javier Gomez his maiden Ironman attempt. Bresounding impact at secretary Abdulrahman Askar M. Wade not out 25 chase is going to surviving a few close calls get the opener for an eighth 7. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) s.t. champion set the fastest overall Gomez and Bozzone will the 14th GCC Short Course as well as Bahrain Swimming M. Starc not out 14 Nice time on the standard-distance Gomez was conservative ran very well and I have to next join teammates Brent Swimming Championship Association president Shaikh be quite hard out against the Indian bowlers, time in 12 Tests, while Smith 8.